EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UCI BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION
CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER
UCI
WHY: Head of UCI’s Beall Applied Innovation, the public research university’s commercialization branch, a multifaceted platform that supports entrepreneurship. Its
incubator, Wayfinder, has formed over 60 startups to date.
IN THE NEWS: Took over role last year from BAI’s founding executive director Richard Sudek. Oversees entrepreneurial engagement with partners, intellectual property stewardship, licensing and marketing, and outreach relations.
QUOTABLE: “I’ve been in the tech space for 25 years. Applied Innovation is one of the most exciting projects I’ve ever seen.”
